Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Matt* Lucas Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Buddy Knox Mary Lou ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Bonnie Blue You And I
Matt* Lucas Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Bow'd Up Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Matt* Lucas Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* I Will Go Into The Distant Mountains Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Nelson* Riddle Butchart Gardens British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt* Lucas Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Matt* Lucas Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Matt* Lucas The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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